Exclusive: Using aliases and fake credentials, two con men have been posing as licensed studio teachers for years, Deadline has learned, giving them access to child actors employed on dozens of low-budget movies and student film projects. In a bizarre coincidence, both men — Kent Linker and Fred Robbins — claimed to be Marty Carlin, an accredited and respected teacher who, at age 83, is retired from on-set work with kids.
California has strict labor laws governing the accreditation of studio teachers responsible not only for educating children working on film and TV productions but also with ensuring their safety and welfare on the set. That includes protecting them from characters like Linker and Robbins.
“It’s especially scary that these impostors are working so much on student films, because you have to wonder what their motivation is,” said Anne Henry, co-founder of BizParents, a nonprofit child actors advocacy group. “They couldn’t be getting paid much,...
California has strict labor laws governing the accreditation of studio teachers responsible not only for educating children working on film and TV productions but also with ensuring their safety and welfare on the set. That includes protecting them from characters like Linker and Robbins.
“It’s especially scary that these impostors are working so much on student films, because you have to wonder what their motivation is,” said Anne Henry, co-founder of BizParents, a nonprofit child actors advocacy group. “They couldn’t be getting paid much,...
- 9/21/2014
- by David Robb, Special To Deadline
- Deadline
When Tia Watts met NFL defensive tackle Fred Robbins in a Minneapolis night club, the first thing she noticed about him was his dreamy eyes. But it was his sincerity that she fell in love with. After eight years, three new teams, a Super Bowl championship, dozens of away-games, and plenty of growing pains, the two decided to tie the knot in a lavish soiree in a Florida resort. Share their love.Here's what you had to say:Anonymous commented: "I love to see happy couples!"Ashley P wrote: "Marriage is a beautiful thing."...
- 6/9/2010
- Essence
These ladies are sick of athletes cheating on their partners and want to make sure it doesn’t happen to them!
If you’ve got a guy with a wandering eye — and he happens to be in the sports world — check out Off the Market, a group started by three NFL wives who hope the organization will help husbands and boyfriends be faithful.
How does it work? In a nutshell, Otm offers couples advice on how to strengthen their relationship while hosting ultra-exclusive invite-only parties.
Some of the goodies being offered at the club’s first event on Dec. 28 in New York City: adult toys for guys. “Our men can use this product on the road and that will help them stay straight at home,” Tia Robbins — wife of New York Giants’ Fred Robbins and Otm co-founder (alongside Jerika Johnstone, wife of former NFL player Lance Johnstone, and Jasmine Silva,...
If you’ve got a guy with a wandering eye — and he happens to be in the sports world — check out Off the Market, a group started by three NFL wives who hope the organization will help husbands and boyfriends be faithful.
How does it work? In a nutshell, Otm offers couples advice on how to strengthen their relationship while hosting ultra-exclusive invite-only parties.
Some of the goodies being offered at the club’s first event on Dec. 28 in New York City: adult toys for guys. “Our men can use this product on the road and that will help them stay straight at home,” Tia Robbins — wife of New York Giants’ Fred Robbins and Otm co-founder (alongside Jerika Johnstone, wife of former NFL player Lance Johnstone, and Jasmine Silva,...
- 12/24/2009
- by Eunice Oh
- HollywoodLife
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